Gender Constructs and the State SOC337: Contemporary Latin American Society University of Phoenix Gender Constructs and the State 1. In what way were Latin American gender roles and political equality related in pre-colonial times? Pre-colonial Latin American gender roles were not a far cry different from the gender roles re-established post colonialism. In Mesoamerica‚ most work was delegated by gender with men hunting and women performing gathering responsibilities (Blout
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My group and I decided to do US intervention in Latin America. Before we started to do legit research‚ I just wanted to know how we could relate this to society today and why it is important to be educated about such topics. The point of the paper and presentation is to get across the point of telling about the many times the US has intervened with other places‚ as well as go into detail about certain documents and how they affected us and Latin America. Throughout the paper‚ Nicaragua‚ Cuba‚ and
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Latin American Working Women Since the beginning of time women have been seen as a lower form of a person and were denied rights for many years. It was not until 1848 that 68 women and 32 men signed a Declaration of Sentiments‚ which demanded equality with men before the law in education‚ employment and that women would be given the right to vote. Although women were allowed to work they were not treated or paid equal wage as the men were. It was not until 1963 that John F. Kennedy passed and signed
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In Latin American macho culture having a homosexual child is usually cause of shame for most parents. In some settings‚ men are supposed to have sex with women‚ besides their own wives‚ as a manner of proving not just their conquering abilities‚ but their sexual prowess. A friend of my husband used to behave in such a manner‚ and bragged about it. To this man‚ getting a sexually transmitted disease was not just an inconvenience‚ but a motive of pride —"it is nothing more than an occupational hazard
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BRON B. INGOLDSBY in his article "The Latin American Family: Familism Vs. Machismo." Discuss about two conceptual ideas of the Latin American family: Familism‚ where family needs are placed ahead of individual development; and machismo‚ Machismo centers around sexual exploitation and aggression and could be considered against the family. The causes for macho behavior are digged‚ and an attempt to theorize these two approaches to which family life is made. In the given article the author’s aim is
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American Expansionism The beginnings of the early 1800’s‚ the United States was starting to notice potential in growth and expansion. They saw opportunities in Latin America‚ as there were only small Spanish colonies. In addition‚ Latin America was yet to gain any independence which made them very vulnerable and up for grabs for the U.S. expansion. One problem was at this time U.S. was trying their best to stay out of foreign conflicts and not stay out of foreign alliances. Which they would most
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ChileFrom 1973 - 1977‚ there was genocide in Chile. The targets were people who believed in the communist government system. The start of it all began on September 11th‚ 1973 when Chilean commander in chief‚ Augusto Pinochet Ugarte commanded the Chilean army and police force to overthrow the current president Salvador Allende. The main reason for the overthrow was because of Allende’s economic plan. With it‚ inflation was rising 1% every day. The only reason the coup was successful at overthrowing
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Poverty Issues Poverty. Poverty is a major issue in most Latin American countries. Poverty is when a country is generally extremely poor. Poverty however‚ can be fixed. It can also become an extremely big issue if a country does not care about it. The best country for a demonstration‚ is Nicaragua. Nicaragua is the poorest country in Latin America. This is mainly because it can’t keep up with how much it is spending. This is what happens in most countries in L.A. They can’t keep up with all
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Contemporary Latin American Studies Documentary Response Dominican Republic & Haiti The documentary Haiti and the Dominican Republic: An Island Divided discusses differences between two countries that share one land mass. In the first few seconds of the film the only visible separation or distinction viewers can observe is the Massacre River and the two different sides the countries occupy. However‚ moments later viewers are informed of the many deeper-rooted differences between the two countries
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------------------------------------------------- REPORT ON TIGERS The tiger (Panthera tigris)‚ a member of the Felidae family‚ is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera.[4] The tiger is native to much of eastern and southern Asia‚ and is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. The larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids‚[5][6] reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length‚ weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds)‚ and having canines
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